SCARBOROUGH -- The Durham West Lightning atom AA team won the Scarborough Sharks rep tournament.

It was their fifth gold of the season with previous gold medal wins at the Oakville, Clarington, Waterloo and Whitby tournaments.

With a full complement after the return of injured players Jordynn Hall and Abbey Campbell, the Lightning dominated the host Sharks Friday morning with a solid 4-1 win on goals scored by Abbey Campbell, Lauren Illman, Kassidy McCarthy and Chavonne Truter. Friday afternoon the Lightning didn't let up, easily handling Belleville in an 8-0 victory. Goals were scored by Brianna Brooks (3), Lauren Illman (2), Julia Jackson (2), Chavonne Truter and a shutout to Joelle Maduri. Saturday, however, was a different story as Whitby came out hard and handed the Lightning just their second loss of the season 2-1, with the goal scored by Abbey Campbell. In the afternoon game Durham bounced back with a 4-0 victory over North Bay to finish first in their pool; goal scorers were Chavonne Truter (2), Abbey Campbell and Brianna Brooks with another shutout by Joelle Maduri, her ninth of the season.

Sunday's semifinal saw them up against Kingston and a possible rematch with Whitby if victorious. They came out strong with a 7-2 win on goals by Lauren Illman (2), Brianna Brooks, Julia Jackson, Kassidy McCarthy, Chavonne Truter and Kristen Marshall setting up the rematch as Whitby beat Scarborough 1-0 in a shootout in the other semifinal. In the final Whitby again came out strong and scored in the first minute to take a 1-0 lead. The Lightning, unfazed, stormed back with two goals in the first period by Brianna Brooks and Lauren Illman, two goals in the second period by Illman again and Kristen Marshall. The third saw Durham take a 5-1 lead on a goal by Julia Jackson while Whitby scored in the last minute making the final 5-2.